Taxonomy of meanings for 翱:　　

  • 翱 áo (OC: ŋɡuu MC: ŋɑu) 五勞切 平 廣韻：【翶翔 】
  • FLY
    • viactflutter about
    • vtoNflutter til; fly til

Additional information about 翱

說文解字:

    Criteria
  • FLY

    1. The dominant word in this group is fēi 飛 which usually refers to the flying in a certain direction.

    2. Áo xiáng 翱翔, yǐ nǐ 旖旎, fān 翻, fēn fēn 翂翂, zhì zhì 翐翐, and the rare nǐ 旎 are poetic words referring to the fluttering back and forth of birds, the latter mostly to the fluttering of a flag.

    3. 翔 refers to soaring high, according to learned commentators without much movement of the wings.

    4. Áo 翱 is to soar high, according to learned commentators fluttering back and forth.

    5. 翩 refers to short distance fluttering or flaying.

    6. Téng 騰 refers to the soaring high up into the sky, typically of big and impressive creatures like birds and dragons.